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Vocabulary Unit 8
indolence, vie, inperceptible, saunter, adulation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adulation - | noun \ hero worship, applause, flattery, over enthusiastic praise, idolization |
| asphyxiation - | noun \ suffocation, the lose of oxygen or air, when someone stops breathing, chocking |
| brandish - | verb \ to shake or wave (usually a weapon), display, flash, raise, swing, warn, wield |
| catalyst - | noun \ stimulus , something which incites activity, reactant, spark, motivation, propellant |
| euphemism - | noun \ another way to say something, a nicer way to say something, delicacy, indirect, synonym |
| imperceptible - | adjective \ too small to be seen or felt, invisible, gradual, insignificant |
| indolence - | noun \ laziness, weariness, tiredness |
| saunter - | verb \ to stroll, to walk, to amble |
| vehement - | adjective \ intense, angry, heated, fierce, forceful, rabid |
| vie - | verb \ to compete, to contend, to strive, to challenge, to contest |